Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
2017 | 88m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Steve James |
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| The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 06, 2017 |
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| Director: | Steve James |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | bank |
| Production Companies | ITVS, Motto Pictures, Kartemquin Films, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, FRONTLINE |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Neil Barofsky | Himself |
| Ti-Hua Chang | Herself |
| Jiayang Fan | Himself |
| Roman Fuzaylov | Himself |
| Polly Greenberg | Herself - Chief, D.A.'s Major Economic Crimes Bureau |
| Linda Hall | Herself |
| Don Lee | Himself |
| David Lindorff | Himself |
| Kevin Puvalowski | Himself |
| Chanterelle Sung | Herself |
| Heather Sung | Herself |
| Hwei Lin Sung | Herself |
| Jill Sung | Herself - Abacus bank executive |
| Thomas Sung | Himself - Founder, Abacus Federal Savings Bank |
| Vera Sung | Herself - Abacus bank executive |
| Name | Job |
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| John Farbrother | Editor |
| David E. Simpson | Editor |
| Steve James | Director |
| Tom Bergmann | Director of Photography |
| Joshua Abrams | Music |
| Name | Title |
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| Mark Mitten | Producer |
| Julie Goldman | Producer |
| Fenell Doremus | Co-Producer |
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